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Budget 2014: Tax exemption limit raised to Rs 2.5 lakh

New Delhi: Salaried class has got something to cheer with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today raising tax exemption limit to Rs 2.5 lakh from Rs 2 lakh, providing a relief of Rs 5,000.



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Budget 2014: Jaitley's budget gives tax relief, promises higher growth

New Delhi: Proposing to hike the tax exemption limit by Rs.50,000 for all individuals, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday presented the national budget for this fiscal with concerns over economic slowdown while promising bold corrective measures to unburden the poor from rising prices, revive investor confidence and cut excessive expenditure.



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Union Budget 2014: What's cheaper, what’s costlier

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget in Parliament on Thursday. Find out how it will impact your daily life:What goes down



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Zohra Sehgal, grand old diva of Indian cinema, dies at 102

New Delhi: Zohra Sehgal, the grand old diva of India's performing arts, died in New Delhi on Thursday. She was 102.



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Narendra Modi got more votes than anyone in universe, says David Cameron

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said that he congratulated Narendra Modi for winning more votes than any other politician in the universe during his phone call after the "extraordinary" Indian election.



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Girl hoped to have been cured of HIV has relapsed

Mississippi: A US girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for years despite stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV - and therefore is not cured. The news is a setback to hopes that very early treatment with powerful HIV drugs might reverse an infection that has seemed permanent once it takes hold.



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'Budget has many nice words, some money but no direction'

New Delhi: An environment think tank said although the union budget had "many nice words and some money" but it failed to show any direction for "real change."



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Nehru-Gandhi family names out, RSS, BJP idols get schemes named after them

New Delhi: For years, almost every government programme was named after a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family.



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Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: A testing time for Indian bowlers, Day 3

New Delhi: Will England claw their way back on third day or India will edge ahead after Shami and Bhuveneshwar combined well in a record last wicket stand-the highest for India in England that will haunt the English bowling attack for a long time to come.



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Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: England 131/1, lunch, Day 3, 1st test

New Delhi: England scored 131/1 in their first innings at lunch in the third day's play of the first Test against India at Trent Bridge here Friday.



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